FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) It's been two months since Tom Brady returned to the field after serving a four-game suspension. In his eight games back, Brady has played at an MVP level in leading his team to the cusp of yet another AFC East title.

But as New England (10-2) prepares to host the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night, the ghost of "Deflategate" has emerged this week - even as Brady insists it's the furthest thing from his mind.

In the initial months after "Deflategate" began, court papers surfaced as a part of a lawsuit Brady filed against the NFL to fight his suspension. They revealed a claim that a Ravens employee contacted the Indianapolis Colts about deflated footballs used in Baltimore's playoff loss to the Patriots the week before the AFC title game in 2015. Those claims were refuted by the Ravens.